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About Kunan Village

Kunan is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 101 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231218
Area (hectares) 19.95 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 101
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunan compares

By the 2011 count Kunan is the 287th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 19.95 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kunan

Kunan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunan from other places

Kunan lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kunan
Nearest railway station Khairahi 9.0 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 18 km

Villages closest to Kunan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghorawal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kunan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunan village had a population of 185. That makes it the 287th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kunan village has 101 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunan has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kunan is 231218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunan covers 19.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunan falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunan is Khairahi, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kunan.

Kunan is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunan is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 9.0 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsot (under 2 km), Bhurkura (under 2 km) and Dabha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kunan today is likely to be higher.

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